point-of-purchase decisions. Materials and Methods To address this study's objectives, we define a liner as a tree seedling grown for 1 year either in a seedbed or in field soil and then lifted and bare-rooted for sale or transplant as nursery planting

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and Methods
Plant materials and cultural conditions.
This research was carried out at the Plant Growth Unit, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (lat. 40°23′S, long. 175°37′E) during Summer of 2007. Bare-rooted seedling vines of

of propagative plant materials that have the most problems with pests and diseases. The majority (53%) responded that nonrooted cuttings have the most problems with pests and diseases, which is followed by bare-rooted cuttings (14%) and liners (10

identified in this study. Pathogenicity tests and re-isolation. Healthy-looking bare-rooted lucky bamboo stems (10 cm long), imported from China, and donated by Delray Plants in Venus, FL, were used for pathogenicity tests. Single cuttings were planted in

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would be better in the plants growing under the tunnels because the plants would be protected from wet weather. Hail and frosts are not major problems for strawberry growers in southeastern Queensland. Materials and methods Bare-rooted transplants of

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content. With other plant pathogens, abundant N can make trees more susceptible to pathogens and increase the length of time trees are more susceptible ( Frecon, 1982 ; Simon et al., 2003 ). Infection of bare-rooted nursery trees by P. syringae during